166HB observes that the economic value of its network of freezer cabinets lies in its having a necessary facility available at the outlets for storage and sale of its ice creams, in particular in outlets which, without the provision of a freezer cabinet, could not sell ice creams, as they would be unable to invest in their own cabinets. Therefore, HB's rights to control the freezer cabinets, and the fact that it insists on the exclusivity attached to them, goes to the substance or essence of its rights (Case 247/86 Alsatel [1988] ECR 5987).
Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.